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*'''Pre-SM (pre-subject marker)''': see [[Kola#prefixes|prefixes]] below. | *'''Pre-SM (pre-subject marker)''': see [[Kola#prefixes|prefixes]] below. | ||
*'''SM (subject marker)''': subject concord prefixes - dropped in the imperative, obligatory otherwise. | *'''SM (subject marker)''': subject concord prefixes - dropped in the imperative, obligatory otherwise. | ||
*'''NEG<sub>2</sub> (secondary negation prefix)''': '' | *'''NEG<sub>2</sub> (secondary negation prefix)''': ''si-'', used for infinitives and other derived nouns. | ||
*'''TA (tense/aspect marker)''': see [[Kola#prefixes|prefixes]] below. | *'''TA (tense/aspect marker)''': see [[Kola#prefixes|prefixes]] below. | ||
*'''OM (object marker)''': object concord prefixes. | *'''OM (object marker)''': object concord prefixes. | ||
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**Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative - e.g. ኒኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''ninyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk") | **Can be used for necessative (must, should), often in combination with the applicative - e.g. ኒኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''ninyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must walk" (literally: "(there is on me) that I walk") | ||
*''ni-'' (with indicative): places focus on verb - e.g. ኒኜዴ ''ninyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | *''ni-'' (with indicative): places focus on verb - e.g. ኒኜዴ ''ninyedde'' "I did walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I walked") | ||
*''si-'': negative counterpart of ''ni-'' - e.g. ሲኜዴ ''sinyeddé'' "that I do not walk", ሲኜዴ (ዪኝዋለ) ''sinyeddé (yinywálä)'' "I must not walk", ሲኜዴ ''sinyedde'' "I did not walk" (i.e. "(it is true) that I did not") | |||
*''kä-'': primary negation prefix | *''kä-'': primary negation prefix | ||
*''bä-'': "when, if; because" | *''bä-'': "when, if; because" | ||